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*City of Mounds View* DOT Drug -Free Workplace Policy 2020 Version 8 Whenever a driver is randomly selected to be tested, he/she will be notified of their selection and instructed to immediately report to the collection site. A driver who tests positive or refuses to submit to a test is medically unqualified to drive and/or perform any other safety-sensitive function. Each driver selected for random testing shall be tested during the selection period. If a driver selected for random testing is on vacation, temporary layoff, medical leave or otherwise not at work, the driver must be referred for a random test upon his/her return to work. The Company will not skip or select an alternate in the event a selected driver is unavai lable for testing on any particular day during the random selection period. If a driver selected for random testing does not return to work before the beginning of a new random selection period (i.e., the next random draw), the Company will ensure that a sufficient number of drivers are subsequently selected so the annual testing rate is not less than the minimum annual percentage rates established by the FMCSA for random drug and alcohol testing. Alcohol: The annual rate for random alcohol testing is set by the FMCSA. Drivers may be tested just before, during, or just after performing a safety-sensitive function. Drugs: The annual rate for random drug testing is set by the FMCSA. Drivers may be tested at any time while the employee is at work for the employer. REASONABLE SUSPICION Each driver is required to submit to a drug and/or alcohol test whenever the Company has reasonable suspicion (also referred to as “reasonable cause”) to believe that a driver has used drugs/alcohol in violation of DOT regulations. Reasonable suspicion will exist when a driver’s appearance, behavior, speech, and/or body odors indicate drug/alcohol use, or the chronic and withdrawal effects of drugs/alcohol. Whenever a driver is notified that there is reasonable suspicion to be tested, the driver is expected to report to the test/collection site immediately and will be escorted. Documentation of the employee’s conduct and/or appearance leading to a reasonable suspicion drug/alcohol test must be prepared and signed by the supervisor or Company official who made the observations within twenty- four (24) hours of the observed behavior, or before the results of the drug/alcohol test are released, whichever is earlier. As permitted by DOT guidance and based on the Company's independent authority, following a reasonable suspicion determination that leads to a Reasonable Suspicion drug and/or alcohol test, a driver will be removed from safety-sensitive duties until the Reasonable Suspicion test results are reported to the Company. While awaiting the Reasonable Suspicion test results, the driver will be placed on non-disciplinary suspension. Hourly (non-exempt) employees will not be compensated for time missed from work if the test result is positive, adulterated or substituted, but will be compensated if the test result is negative. Alcohol: Observations must be made just before, during, or just after the driver performs a safety-sensitive function. The person who makes the reasonable suspicion determination cannot conduct the alcohol test. Alcohol tests should be administered within two (2) hours of observation. If unable to test within the two (2) hour period, the employer must document the reasons for the time delay. If the test is not performed within eight (8) hours, cease attempts to administer the test and document the reason(s) why the test was not conducted.